
Raspberry and Serrano Sangria
I absolutely love Sangria. I think it all started when I went to Spain for a study abroad. It was always my go to drink at a tapas restaurant. I found an interesting recipe that includes spicy serrano pepper. Usually, I include serrano peppers in my guacamole so seeing it in this recipe caused me [...]
Real Estate

How Much will My New House Cost?
This is a question that is being asked over and over again. How much will my house cost? Can I refinance my mortgage? Especially now that rates are so low, many homeowners are looking to refinance. Maybe you haven’t purchased a house yet but you want to in the future. If you … [Read More...]
Build Credit

Best Credit Cards for Young Adults, May 2013
There are always those students that tend to excel. Put them in a room full of women in white suits and they could sell ketchup pops. The reason they tend to do well is because they make sure to read the fine print. Here is the fine print for this post. If you use credit … [Read More...]
Small Business

Car Leasing for Businesses
As the credit crunch on the economy continues and the financial institutions continue to tighten their standards, business owners have started to consider car leasing as a new financial vehicle. Unfortunately, most financial institutions have racked up a lot of bad credit as a … [Read More...]
Living

Raspberry and Serrano Sangria
I absolutely love Sangria. I think it all started when I went to Spain for a study abroad. It was always my go to drink at a tapas restaurant. I found an interesting recipe that includes spicy serrano pepper. Usually, I include serrano peppers in my guacamole so seeing it in this … [Read More...]
College Students
Experience Over Education: Why Internships Are The Smart Choice
When it comes to finding work and gaining employability, apprenticeships seem to have the growing edge over university. With plenty of options, such as apprenticeships from City & Guilds, only one question remains: why are apprenticeships/internships so popular and … [Read More...]
Personal Finance
Where to Get Advice on Your Personal Finances
When people have problems with their finances, the worst thing they can do is to ignore the problem. Nothing grows more quickly than interest on unpaid debts, so the sooner any financial issues are addressed, the better. However, it can be hard to know where to turn for money advice, especially as there’s often a [...]
Career

5 Interview Tips for Recent College Graduates
When you’re ready to graduate and get a job you’re going to need to go on an interview and interviews can make or break you. You’ve got to be ready to answer the questions to present yourself as the best candidate for the position so that you can get hired. It’s really easy to make [...]
Travel

My Trip to Japan: Yokohama
I first traveled to Japan in May of 2004. I decided to go with a few friends who were planning to visit their dad. I started learning Japanese in order to get ready for the trip. My go to phrase was “Yokohama yuki no basu wa, doko des ka?” That means, “where is the bus to … [Read More...]
Investing

Invest like Warren Buffett
Most of you know Warren Buffett. He’s the guy who turned his paper route money into billions of dollars. There are people who think he is a one of a kind investor and he has a magic formula that makes him tons of money. But he is just really good at what he does and [...]

What You Don’t Know About Scottrade
You may think you know all about the online discount broker Scottrade from the plethora of Scottrade review posts that are out there, but there’s always something you don’t know. Don’t believe me? Well, you don’t know what you don’t know. Inexpensive Trades for Young Adults You might already know that Scottrade offers $7 trades [...]

Common Stock vs Preferred Stock
A lot of people do not know that there is an upper class when it comes to stock. There are two basic classes of stock offered by companies. Common stock and preferred stock. They are also known as common shares and preferred shares. Common stock is the stock that is offered to most investors. It’s [...]









